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I must say, Ratliff's book was very well structured. I enjoyed how he defined musical elements that I really did not know existed. They were very thorough explanations and provided a broad insight on how those elements worked not just in music but in life as well.  My favorite aspects of this book was that he incorporated all genres of music, not just one genre but many. Also I found the titles off all the chapters to be quite interesting and simple. And the chapters were very detailed and contained a lot of great information regarding many musical aspects. Ratliff revolutionizes the way we listen to music in today's age. He doesn't just write what you want to hear, he writes what is needed. He gives us his book that edge that sets it apart from many other music books I know. I know listen to music hearing the different elements that Ratliff described in his book. I listen more in depth which help me connect more and more with the music I listen to.
Overall, this was a great book and should be read by all music lovers.

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"We think of pieces of music from a distance as blocks of time, but can we hold more than a second or two in our minds? And are we - with all music, to some extent - waiting around for some pinpointed extraordinaries to happen? "

~ (Ratliff,227)

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I want to end with this song as we come to closing with this review.

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"The Meaning of The Blues" is the eighth track on Miles Davis's "Miles Ahead"

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This song is truly beautiful!

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"Maybe we are waiting for what we might slangily call perfection."

~ (Ratliff,227)

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"A perfect moment is often wordless, or indirect if it has words. It is the song blushing: an unplanned or perhaps only semi- planned occurrence in which the music suddenly embodies its own meaning."

~ (Ratliff,228)

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http://www.synergy-music.co.uk/release/fading-away/